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With Perseverance, NASA launches new stage in Mars explorationLoaded with a suite of upgraded instruments, NASA鈥檚 Perseverance rover heralds a new era in Mars exploration.
The ExplainerAs pandemic halted much of the world, scientists shifted gearsThe coronavirus pandemic has cast a spotlight on how science works. It鈥檚 not always pretty, but it usually gets the job done.
The Warsaw Ghetto beat an epidemic. Scientists say they know how.Mathematical modeling of typhus infections in the notorious Nazi ghetto leaves only one explanation, say scientists: social distancing saved the day.聽
First LookWhat the first snapshot of another solar system can teach usThe European Southern Observatory鈥檚 Very Large Telescope photographed two planets orbiting a baby sun 300 light-years away.聽The observations can help scientists better understand the evolution of our own solar system.
NASA鈥檚 spacesuits have a gender problem. These women are fixing it.NASA鈥檚 all-female spacewalk last year was held up because they lacked enough spacesuits that fit women. These women are helping to solve that problem.
First LookA first for the Arab world: UAE spacecraft en route to MarsThe United Arab Emirates, a聽space development newcomer, is celebrating the successful launch of its first interplanetary spacecraft, called Amal or Hope. Amal is expected to reach the red planet in February 2021, and will start transmitting data later that year.
First LookMission to Mars: 3 countries to launch rovers in search of lifeMars continues to captivate the human imagination despite many unsuccessful missions. Starting this week, the United Arab Emirates, then China and the U.S. later this month, will send unmanned spacecraft to explore the Red Planet.聽
As US cases soar, 鈥榗oronavirus detectives鈥� face new pressureContact tracing is a known method of limiting outbreaks. But many states have too few contact tracers to handle the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
Lockdowns are turning cooped-up residents into citizen scientistsBird counts are booming, and public participation is transforming all science as more amateur enthusiasts participate and experts welcome it.
How one science hub grapples with diversifying STEMExpanding diversity in STEM means better science for all. The Woods Hole research community joins the national reckoning on race.
Why coronavirus modeling is so hard to pin downWhat does the future of the COVID-19 pandemic look like? This comic shows how it depends on the model 鈥� and how people respond to it.
First LookHistoric first: SpaceX delivers US astronauts to space stationAfter Saturday's historic liftoff, the SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived at the space station Sunday and docked automatically, no human help needed.
Rocketing toward history: Why spaceflight still captivates AmericaIf successful, Wednesday鈥檚 crewed SpaceX test launch will mark the beginning of a new era for NASA and American spaceflight.
First LookSpaceX and NASA unite to return Americans to spaceOn Wednesday, collaboration between SpaceX and NASA will send two astronauts to the International Space Station, and it will be the first time that a private company operates a mission to space.
The ExplainerTracing the origins of COVID-19: Three questionsScientists are working to trace the origins of the novel coronavirus. They have a few ideas.
What day is it? Why the pandemic warps your sense of time (audio)As the global聽coronavirus pandemic wears on, are the days and weeks blurring together for you? If so, you鈥檙e not alone.聽
At home with Galileo: Simple science for cooped-up kidsIn this simple experiment, kid scientists can test for themselves聽the聽idea that the heavier something is, the faster it falls.
鈥楶sst! The poachers are coming.鈥� How tiny birds tip off rhinos.Even some mighty creatures get by better with a little help from their friends. In Africa, tiny birds are helping black rhinos avoid poachers.
First LookApollo 13 turns 50: The space mission that gripped the worldAstronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise聽reminisce about NASA's "most successful failure" as their mission launch turns 50 on April 11. With calm, ingenuity, and "some divine help," its safe return to Earth after an explosion in space聽is still considered Mission Control's finest hour.
COVID-19 models vary widely. What that means for leaders under pressure.Projections of COVID-19 fatality rates have varied dramatically. Understanding the underlying assumptions that led to those conclusions can help.